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Stephen Colbert to Nikki Haley: Pick me

Stephen Colbert has a message for South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, and he’s asked his fans to send it to her: Appoint Colbert.

On Thursday night’s “Colbert Report,” the comedian asked viewers to send messages to the governor’s Twitter handle, @NikkiHaley, telling her to name the South Carolina native to the Senate seat of Republican Jim DeMint, who is leaving the upper chamber to run The Heritage Foundation.

“When I look at the U.S. Senate, I say to myself: ‘You know what they could use? Another white guy,’” Colbert said.

Haley didn’t rule out the appointment in a Facebook post of her own on Friday, but indicated Colbert’s knowledge of the Palmetto State might be lagging.

“Stephen, thank you for your interest in South Carolina’s U.S. Senate seat and for the thousands of tweets you and your fans sent me,” Haley wrote. “But you forget one thing, my friend. You didn’t know our state drink. Big, big mistake.”

When Haley appeared on the “Colbert Report” in April, she and Colbert engaged in a South Carolina trivia contest. Colbert didn’t know the answer to Haley’s first question: “What is the state drink?”(The answer is milk.)

To get Colbert off the air until Jan 2017, it isn't such a crazy idea. The Dems already control the Senate and that isn't going to change anytime soon.

Colbert is an excellent foil for the dummy conservatives and their childish talking points. His constant ridiculing of the GOP message during the GOP primary and general election season, helped propel Obama to a 2nd term.

He would only serve out DeMint's term and it's highly unlikely he would get elected by the voters in that state to the Senate.

Haley should take his offer seriously as it would help the national party over the long run.